Port Chalmers Branch
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The Port Chalmers Branch was the first railway line built in Otago, New Zealand, and linked the region's major city of Dunedin with the port in Port Chalmers.[1] The line is still operational today.
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Port Chalmers Branch | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | Dunedin and Port Chalmers Railway |
Status | Open |
Owner | New Zealand Railways Corporation (land) |
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Service | |
Type | Urban rail |
Operator(s) | KiwiRail |
History | |
Opened | 1 January 1873[1] |
Closed | 10 December 1979 (for passenger trains)[2] |
Technical | |
Line length | 2.09 km (1.30 mi) (Sawyer's Bay-Port Chalmers)[2] |
Number of tracks | Single |
Character | Urban |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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